The Isle Of Wight Festival

The Isle of Wight festival started in 1968. It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970. The 1970 event was by far the largest and most famous of these early festivals and the unexpectedly high attendance levels led, in 1971, to Parliament passing the "Isle of Wight Act" preventing gatherings of more than 5,000 people on the island without a special licence.

The artists appearing this year:

Headliners of past years:

2009 12–14 June 2009

Attendance: 50,000 (approx)

Headline Acts (Friday) – The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx

Headline Acts (Saturday) – Stereophonics, Razorlight,

2010 11–13 June 2010

Attendance: 60,000 (approx)

Headline Acts (Friday) – Jay-Z, Florence and the Machine

Headline Acts (Saturday) – The Strokes, Blondie

Headline Acts (Sunday) – Paul McCartney, P!nk

2011 10–12 June 2011

Attendance: 65,000 (approx)

Headline Acts (Friday) – Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs

Headline Acts (Saturday) – Foo Fighters, Pulp

Headline Acts (Sunday) – Kasabian, Beady Eye

2012 22–24 June 2012

Attendance: 55,000 (approx)[10]

Headline Acts (Friday) – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elbow

Headline Acts (Saturday) – Pearl Jam, Biffy Clyro

Headline Acts (Sunday) – Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

2013 14–16 June 2013

Attendance: 58,000 (approx)

Headline Act (Friday) - The Stone Roses, Paul Weller

Headline Act (Saturday) - The Killers, Bloc Party

Headline Act (Sunday) - Bon Jovi, The Script